Rights and Responsibilities on the Home Planet
Abstract. Earth is the home planet, right for life. But rights, a notable political category, is, unfortunately, a biologically awkward word. Humans, nonetheless, have rights to a natural environment with integrity. Humans have responsibilities to respect values in fauna and flora. Appropriate survi...
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格式: | 电子 文件 |
语言: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
1993
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Zygon
Year: 1993, 卷: 28, 发布: 4, Pages: 425-439 |
Further subjects: | B
Natural resources
B Ecosystems B United Nations B fauna B endangered B Biodiversity B Earth B Rights B intrinsic values in nature B Flora B reponsibilities B national resources B Species |
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总结: | Abstract. Earth is the home planet, right for life. But rights, a notable political category, is, unfortunately, a biologically awkward word. Humans, nonetheless, have rights to a natural environment with integrity. Humans have responsibilities to respect values in fauna and flora. Appropriate survival units include species populations and ecosystems. Increasingly the ultimate survival unit isglobal; and humans have a responsibility to the planet Earth. Human political systems are not well suited to protect life atglobal ranges. National boundaries ignore important ecologicalprocesses; national policies do not favor an equitable distribution of sustainable resources. But there are signs of hope. |
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ISSN: | 1467-9744 |
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9744.1993.tb01047.x |